Intelligent Rail Summit 2023 announces site visit to Nevomo
Hyperloop and magnetic levitation are promising technologies for the railway sector, and can even be integrated into existing railway tracks. A site visit to the leading company in this development, Nevomo, is scheduled during the...Read more
Two connections from Poland and Czech Republic to Ukraine launch this autumn
This autumn, two new train services connecting Ukraine and EU countries Poland and Czech Republic will be launched. The Warsaw – Rava-Ruska – Bryukhovychy connection will be launched this month in cooperation with Polish operator...Read more
Intelligent Rail Summit: Poland as playground for new technologies
Poland is laying a key piece of new European rail infrastructure. The billion-euro-CPK plan gives the country a change to be frontrunner in new wayside train monitoring systems, monitoring solutions and asset management programmes. For...Read more
Siemens Mobility presents Mireo, their most energy-efficient regional train
Siemens Mobility officially presented its regional vehicle from the Mireo platform for the first time during TRAKO 2023, in Gdansk, Poland, on 19 September 2023. The Mireo is heralded by Siemens as one of the...Read more
PKP Intercity signs with sister company Remtrak for rolling stock maintenance
PKP Intercity signed a contract for periodic repairs of 330 passenger cars with PKP Intercity Remtrak, a company belonging to the same capital group. State secretary of infrastructure Andrzej Bittel called Remtrak “one of the...Read more
Poland to electrify 1,400 km of railway lines until 2030
Poland’s investments in rail infrastructure as outlined in its updated National Rail Programme will focus on electrification, modernising the railway network and increasing train speed and connection times in the period until 2030.Read more
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Poland is laying a key piece of new high-speed rail infrastructure in the CPK project, expanding the European network. This opens the door for new wayside train monitoring systems and asset management programmes.Read more
More train services to run between Ukraine and Poland
Ukrainian Railways is increasing the number of trains to and from Poland. From September 3, another train will start running on the route Kyiv – Chelm, the third train service that will run daily to...Read more
PKP PLK completes Malaszewicze track expansion and prepares more
Polish infrastructure manager PKP PLK has just completed a key upgrade project in Malaszewicze. The rail freight section now has three additional tracks that can facilitate the transit of more trains, thus increasing capacity. More...Read more
DB sees potential for tripling European high-speed network, but investments insufficient
Deutsche Bahn forecasts that an additional 21,000 kilometres of high-speed rail can be built between now and 2050. That is the key finding of a new study presented over the weekend. It would mean tripling...Read more
This is what the new CPK air-rail hub in Poland will look like
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK) has presented the architectural concept for the new airport and integrated railway hub in Poland. The railway station will serve the airport, but will also act as a national transport hub,...Read more
Poland’s railway manager and Siemens sign landmark contract
Polish rail infrastructure manager PKP PLK and Siemens Mobility recently agreed on a deal for the repair of point machines. With 730 point machines included in the agreement, it marks the largest single contract for...Read more
CPK high-speed project obtains 64-million-euro EU grant
Centralny Port Komunikacyjny (CPK)’s 140-kilometre-long high-speed railway line project between Warsaw and Łódź has obtained almost 64 million euros of funding from the European Union (EU). The high-speed line will connect the new CPK airport...Read more